After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Huang Lao's second daughter-in-law didn't need them to ask, she just said directly: "It's from the house of Mr. Wu who sells water in Zhenxi. He is known as Shuijing Wu."

It was not easy to get water in ancient times. Those who did not have a well at home had to buy water from someone who had a well. This is what the Wu family did for a living.

Qin Liupo was shocked: "Master Wu's family in Shuijing, Zhenxi? Can you like Huang Cainiang? Can you be a concubine for Master Wu? That's not possible. The grandchildren of the Wu family are about to get married. If Master Wu takes care of the younger ones, his children and grandchildren will not be able to do so." Trouble him until he ascends to heaven?!"

Huang Lao's second daughter-in-law said: "I'm not talking about Mr. Wu, but his son Wu Laosi. Wu Laosi's life was not good. He lost two wives. Cainiang is the third wife's stepwife, and she doesn't need a betrothal gift. The Wu family is not picky, it’s decided.”

Qin Xiaomi asked: "Was this marriage introduced by others, or did Huang Wu find it herself? Who paved the way for her? She can't just go to the Wu family to introduce her daughter, right? Does she know where the Wu family's gate is?"

So there is probably someone behind this.

Huang Lao's second daughter-in-law shook her head: "It's not clear how we found the marriage. The Huang Wu family kept it a secret. By the time we found out, they were already engaged and we were married in June... Maybe Cainiang found it herself. She recently left the village. After a few trips, maybe I met Wu Laosi."

Then he looked at Grandpa Qin: "Mr. Qin, your family is setting up a stall in the town, but the Huang Wu family has become a good relative in the town. Your family should be more careful."

"Thank you for reminding me, my family will be careful." Grandpa Qin asked Qin Xiaomi to bring two kudzu pink fire cakes to Huang Lao's second daughter-in-law: "It's a holiday today. This is a gift for your family. May you have a healthy Dragon Boat Festival."

Huang Lao's second daughter-in-law hurriedly wiped her hands on her clothes. After her hands were clean, she took the arrowroot cake and said, "Thank you very much."

Qin Xiaomi and the others did not stay long, and quickly returned to the west of the village. As soon as they put down their things, Grandma Qin said: "Hurry up and stand up, you are the only ones who didn't get the noon water. You have to get the noon water when you are out, so as not to attract the five poisons." .”

I took a bowl of realgar water, dipped grapefruit leaves in the water and patted them.

Aunt Qin gave Qin Xiaomi a five-poison bag: "Wearing it can drive away the five poisons."

Qin Xiaomi smiled. It contained some grapefruit leaves and soybean-sized realgar powder. It couldn't drive away snakes, insects, rats, and ants at all, but she liked the excitement of everyone getting together to celebrate the festival.

"Wheat, Xiaozhu, Fubao... come here quickly and eat arrowroot cake. It's a festival today, and each person can eat three pieces." Qin Xiaomi took out the arrowroot cake from the basket and stuffed another one to Qin Ertao. : "Sister Ertao, you eat too."

Qin Ertao was only one year older than her, but he was very sensible and knew that life was difficult, so she didn't dare to eat without giving it to her.

Qin Ertao said hurriedly: "No, no, I've had lunch and I'm not hungry now."

Qin Xiaomi: "This is a pastry, just a snack. Eat it quickly. We are not short of this food now."

After hearing this, Qin Ertao ate, but he only ate one piece. He wanted to leave the remaining two pieces to his younger brother and the son of Qin Dayan's family: "They went to find firewood. It was manual labor. We will meet when we get back." Very hungry."

Qin Xiaomi pointed at the two pieces of pastry and said, "Eat it, or I will throw it away...Brother Mao and Brother Sheng have their own roles, and there is no need to eat yours."

Qin Xiaomi always kept his word, but Qin Ertao was afraid and hurriedly picked up the cake and ate it.

Qin Xiaomi was happy now. He took the newly bought mugwort to smoke the house. He smoked it for a long time. In the evening, the house where he slept finally no longer smelled like old mold.

"It's time to eat. It's a festival today. There are braised pork and white flour pancakes. Each person can share half of them."

"Oh, it's time to eat meat, it's time to eat meat." The little guys were very happy and hurried to sit down at the small table. After the adults brought the braised pork to the table, they took the half of the white flour cake they were assigned and ate it with the soup. , and ate arrowroot cakes with eggs. Everyone had a round belly and was satisfied.

After dinner, Qin Xiaomi took advantage of the crowd to talk about Huang Cainiang's marriage in Menzhen: "Whether Huang Cainiang found the marriage herself or Wu Li's family helped find it, we all have to be careful. Don't worry. When you come into contact with Huang Cainiang, don't trust her words, let alone follow her to other places. The same goes for what the villagers say. Even if they say that your parents are going to die in an accident and want to take you to rescue people, you can't go. You have to come back and tell them first. Sir, lest someone be careless and harm themselves.”

Qin Xiaomai liked her cousin the most, so she immediately raised her hand and said, "Sister Xiaomi, I remember this, I won't be fooled."

Qin Xiaomi smiled and sat on the straw mat, leaning against the wall, eating arrowroot cake to enjoy the coolness. He also told Qin Xiaomai and the others stories, which stunned the little ones.

Jiang Dalang was writing down today's accounts and glanced at her. While smiling, there was an unbearable soreness in his eyes... This must be the life Susu wanted to live. …

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Qin Xiaomi and the others still set up a stall selling arrowroot powder cakes every day. However, after the momentum of arrowroot powder passed, the business of arrowroot cakes became worse and worse.

Qin Xiaomi eliminated one or two kinds of expensive arrowroot powder cakes. He no longer added eggs to the arrowroot powder cakes, only chives, and added some whole grain flour. He made a new pancake that is very filling and very popular. Welcome to ordinary working people.

In addition, people love affordable prices, so her kudzu starch stall can still make around one tael in revenue every day.

Taifu Restaurant is making the kudzu starch more and more sophisticated, adding a lot of things to it, and the selling price has risen to fifteen cents a piece. However, the restaurant is in the business of the rich, so it sells well.

That day, when they were setting up a stall, Lu Pangsan from Si Lifang came over and said: "Mr. Qin, the appointment letter for you to be the village head of the ghost village has come down. Pack up quickly and follow us to meet with Chief Wu, and then we will go to the ghost village together. , tell the villagers."

"Uncle Wu has become the village chief!" Qin Dayan and the others were very happy and said hurriedly: "Uncle Wu, this is a big deal. Let's close the stall and go back to the village."

Grandpa Qin agreed and took some arrowroot cakes to Si Lifang.

Jiang Dalang said: "Xiaomi, you go home first. I will follow Grandpa Qin to see Wu Li. Don't worry."

He wanted to take the opportunity to visit Wu Li's family.

"Okay, be careful." Qin Xiaomi followed Qin Cunquan and Qin Liupo to close the stall and went to the town entrance to wait for Grandpa Qin.

Not long after, Grandpa Qin, who was wearing a big red cloth flower on his chest, and the people from Si Lifang arrived.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Lu Pangsan knocked on the gong and shouted: "The county government has newly appointed Qin Wu and Qin Dazhong as the head of the ghost village Wansong Village. If you have any trouble with the people of Wansong Village in the future, just go to Qin Laowu!"

After shouting ten times to let everyone in the town know about it, he set off for Wujiacun.

Along the way, he shouted from time to time to let the villagers know who the new village chief of the ghost village was... This was an ancient method of announcing, and it had to be done even if it was embarrassing.

When they arrived at the entrance of Wujiacun, Qin Xiaomi and the others went back to the village without going in to tell their family the good news.

Everyone is very happy and has prepared things for guests at home, waiting for Grandpa Qin and others to come back.

As for the older girls like Aunt Qin, they hid in the house sewing summer clothes and did not come out.

Half an hour later, the clanging sound of gongs reached the village, and Lu Pangsan shouted: "All the village leaders of the ghost village must gather at the west entrance of the village. Your ghost village has a new village chief!"

The Chai and Zhang families were very happy and happily went to gather at the west entrance of the village. Unexpectedly, they saw a man as skinny as firewood and with hair like a straw nest. They hurriedly asked: "Who is this beggar? Is he a new member of the village?" Disaster victims?"

During this period, two more groups of victims came from Taizhou Mansion, but they were not assigned to Taifeng Town and went to other towns.

Grandpa Qin said: "He is Huang Guilu. Huang Cainiang's husband's family paid a fine of silver and redeemed him from prison."

According to the rules of the Wei Dynasty, when criminals return to the village, they must first register at the village chief's house and then be brought back to the village. Therefore, Grandpa Qin met Huang Guilu at Wu Li's house.

He was surprised at the time. Wu Lichang showed him Huang Guilu's redemption document, and finally sighed helplessly: "He has complete procedures and is a person released by the county government. There is nothing I can do about it... Brother Qin, you will have to work hard to keep an eye on him in the future. But if he dares to commit another crime again, I will go to the Yamen in person and convict him completely so that he will never come back."

(End of this chapter)